Vocab 641 - 660

Question 1

Outrance (oo-trahnz)

Answer 1

— noun

1) the utmost extremity.

Question 2

Depone

Answer 2

— verb

1) to testify under oath; depose.

Question 3

Consternation

Answer 3

— noun

1) Dismay

Question 4

Xenophilia

Answer 4

— noun

1) an attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.

Question 5

Aphotic

Answer 5

— adjective

1) lightless and dark.

Question 6

Flummox

Answer 6

— verb

1) to bewilder, confound or confuse.

Question 7

Raiment

Answer 7

— noun

1) clothing; apparel; attire.

Question 8

Mulct

Answer 8

— verb

1) to obtain by fraud, extortion.

—Related forms

un·mulct·ed, adjective

Question 9

Adulate

Answer 9

— verb

1) to show excessive admiration or devotion to.

Question 10

Buncombe

Answer 10

— noun

1) empty talk or nonsense

Question 11

Comport

Answer 11

— verb

1) to behave or be in agreement: He comported himself with dignity. His statement does not comport with the facts.

Question 12

Asperity

Answer 12

— noun

1) something rough or harsh: The cause of her anger did not warrant such asperity.

Question 13

Imprimatur

Answer 13

— noun

1) sanction or approval: Our plan has the company president’s imprimatur.

Question 14

Calumniate

Answer 14

— verb

1) to make false and malicious statements about.

Question 15

Puissance

Answer 15

— noun

1) power, might, or force.

Question 16

Depredation

Answer 16

— noun

1) the act of preying upon or plundering.

— Related forms

dep·re·da·tion·ist, noun

Question 17

Numen

Answer 17

— noun

1) divine power or spirit.

Question 18

Besot

Answer 18

— verb

1) to infatuate or stupefy: Youth and beauty have a tendency to besot middle-aged men.

—Related forms

be·sot·ting·ly, adverb

Question 19

Sudorific

Answer 19

— adjective

1) causing sweat.

Question 20

Pother

Answer 20

— noun

1) commotion, uproar or argument.